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Why does the Sony DSC-H7 clock have to be reset everytime the battery is charged? Shouldn't there be an alternate source for clock power?

I have a SONY mini handycam model DCR-HC52 with 40x optical zoom. It has been working fine until a few days ago. When I insert a new tape the tape holder will not close. You can push the tape sideways into the carrier but the carrier will not descend into the camera. The lcd screen tells me to reconnect the power source. I have tried the camera with the charger cord plugged in and with a fully charged battery with the same results. The minimum repair cost from Sony is over $200 which is over hal

The problem you have mentioned is caused by condensation error. In other words when the camcorder is moved from a high humidity area to low humidity are and vice versa , the camcorder goes into condensation mode. TO resolve this problem, leave the ca ...
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Everytime i connect the usb cable to my mac (any mac, ive tried 5) i get an immediate error message saying my usb device is drawing too much power and is being disabled. I cannot connect....
more info: the battery is fully charged when i try and do this and since there is way to connect to an external power source..i dont know what to do.

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.\012\012\012The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to ...
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I Use a fully charged(more than 14 hrs charged) New Sanyo battery 2700 mAH Ni MH rechargeable on my Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 Digital camera, when the power is on the battery display shown fully charged.. but after a few shot (2-3) there is no more power...what the problem? please help..

May be batteries you brought are old try with normal ( not rechargeble ) batteries. it would not last long but you can take atleast 30 to 50 photos. if it works it means new batteries are faulty.this type of problem i never saw in camera.use SANYO ha ...
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W5 Digital Camera

I hadn't charged my w330 Sony camera for a while ....I've only had my camera for 6 months...and it's warranty is 2 yrs. The camera is in good condition, yet when I charged my battery, and later put it in the camera, I turned on the screen and a few seconds later, it said for compatible battery use only....later i took my battery out and held the power switch button for like 30 seconds and then put my battery back in. My camera still didn't work, but i don't want to go to special services because

In order to avoid people using 3rd party batteries, electronics manufacturers have started putting smart chips in the battery packs. The camera interrogates the smart chip and if it isn't the Sony chip, the camera tells you "too bad."In ...
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I have had my camera for over a year now without a problem. It is a Sony Cybershot 7.2 Megapixels. Everytime I turn it on a black screen and the message - "For Use with Compatible Battery Only" comes on and then it shuts down before I can take a picture. My battery is a Sony, G Type, Lithium Ion, NP-BG1. I have two of these batteries and I've charged them both fully and nothing seems to help. Is it the battery or the camera? Help! Thanks!

Just now i bought sony camera dsc-s750 i m wondering after i show all this comment,,,,that will be happent with my camera????????????????tks kdek ...
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My sony DSC t70 can't power on.When I press the power button or open the slide the power led (green) lights up for a while, turns off and no power on the camera. I have fully charged my battery, which I thought only low battery.
Thanks

My sony cyber shot keeps turning off saying for use with compatible battery only. The battery is fully charged and is the orginal battery it came with. Sony suggested to repower the camera by holding the power button for 30 seconds with the battery out. This did nothing. Their suggestion was to send it in for service. They wanted about the same I paid for the camera to fix it. Is there anyone that can help me?

My sony cyber shot keeps turning off saying for use with compatible battery only. The battery is fully charged and is the orginal battery it came with. Sony suggested to repower the camera by holding the power button for 30 seconds with the battery out. This did nothing. Their suggestion was to send it in for service. They wanted about the same I paid for the camera to fix it. Is there anyone that can help me? Please and Thank you

Power the camera with the dc adapter in ..and see if it let you look in the menu ..If it does you should try to reset the settings from the main menu ..setting reset or something called like this ..cause it has a choice over the power source ....prob ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W35 Digital Camera

DSC-W200 Frozen My W200 has the lens open (extended) and will not close. Additionally, when I press the power button or the play button on the back, the LCD lights up and says Sony, but nothing else happens. I've tried connecting it to my macbook, using a fully charged battery, memory card vs no card, etc. Nothing seems to work. If I press the power button a seond time, the green power light goes off, but the LCD still says Sony. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Not too eager to send it

Try this it works for lens problems like you describe ]]] OK you are probably going to think I am loony giving you this advise But No I am completely sane!Get a can of compressed air OR acces to a compressor at your local gara ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200 Digital Camera

Batteries not holding charge on a Sony DSC-W7. I use rechargeable niMh batteries.I've tried several and I am only able to take a few pictures (<10) before the power won't go on. When I change the batteries, power goes on and the cycle repeats.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 turns on sporadically.
Once on it works fine.
Shut it off and try to turn back on and it doesn't.
Repeated pushing of the power button maybe 30-40 times and it turns back on again. Once you get it on it Works fine. Turn off and when you want to turn it on again must push power button over and over to get it on again. This happens with brand new batteries and with rechargeable batteries that have been fully charged. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Hi,It seems power button is not working properly and needs little force to send command to camera.Please press PLAY button on camera (it is located nearby power button) and check, does camera turn On in playback status instantly or giving ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700 Digital Camera

I have Canon power shot S2 IS digital camera.I bought it around 2 years back.Now my camera is showing the sign of "change the batteries" even though the batteries are fully charged and the lens does not come out..When I tried the same batteries on other digicamera they are working fine. Very few times the camera starts working but after taking 2 or 3 pics the low battery sign appears on the screen.I use AA size NiMH Sony batteries. Can you let me know the solution to my issue.

I suggest replacing a fresh battery will most likely solve your prob, overtime rechargeable battery can drain easily, try changing with a new battery and see if it does work well, there might be insufficient current, thats why it tends to drop of vol ...
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera

I have a sony HDR-HC1e camcorder. It works perfectly until I change the battery or switch between mains and battery, it then refuses to start. Not even a hard reset will start it. Leaving it with no power for a hour results in it restarting correctly when battery reinserted although sometimes loses clock setting.
I've checked the internal cell and it reads about 3V.

Hi,\015\012\015\012First try with new batteries as power received will be less as the batteries gets older and so camcorder might not be working well. Clean the metal contacts of the battery holder properly with dry cloth and then insert ...
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Sony Cybershot DSC W-50. All works except later part of zoom. (Zooms to x3, then no more.) Makes a noise like it's simply run out of battery power, but rechargeable battery is fine.
Have assumed there is also an internal battery, but can't find where it is (to replace it?) Have also tried the (thin) instructions for what to do in this case ("Charge the rechargeable, leave for half an hour") but it doesn't help.
Any suggestions (including for example where best to send it if no DIY so

Hi Simon,\015\012\015\012The Sony DSC-W50 Camera is coming with only 3X Zoom and the rest 2X zoom is the Sony's precision 2X Digital Zoom which provides an additional 2X magnification. It also have a Smart Zo ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 Digital Camera

Camera works fine with power supply cord connected. It will also charge the battery if connected to camera and power supply connected to ac outlet. Checked battery and it has 8.32 Volts stored in it after charge, however the camera will not power on with fully charged battery. Checked DC connection plug where power supply connects to camera and battery voltage present at connecting port with charged battery connected. Checked 3 Spring pins where battery connects on camera and voltage present whe

Your charger is probibly the problem i had a friend of mine that had the same problem but different camera i told him to get a new charger he did and it worked so yoyu do the same goodluck:) please rate this solution... ...
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Sony Cybershot DSC-W150-turn power on, lens zooms in/out; screen reads "turn the power off and on again" but camera won't work. Battery is fully charged

I85 does not turn on. When the camera is connected to a power source the power button, camera status lamp and AF sensor are on, but the charging LED of the AC Charger does not turn on and the camera is warm. The battery is inserted correctly.

My Sony DSC-W80 camera displays "Turn the power off and on again" after the lens make several efforts to protrude fully.
The last time I used this camera, I was under the impression the battery had died, and indeed, it was rather low. But now the battery has fully charged and it will not work. I did not bang the camera on anything or drop it. The camera case for it is kept clean of dirt, sand, etc. There is no visible debris on the visual lens themselves that I can see in the few attempts it

I have 12.1 sony cybershot. i have charged the battery , the green power light comes on but nothing else. to turn it off i have to open to disconnect battery

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.Use\01 ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600 Digital Camera

Hello, I have a brand new sony cybershot dsc-w310 camera and its worked great for the first 2 days ive had it. Now it doesnt seem to want to turn on. When you press the on/off button, the green power indicator light turns on but absolutely nothing else happens. When you puch the on/off button again the light does not go out. The only way to make the light turn off is to remove the battery for a minute. The battery is definately fully charged. The camera is brand new and I cant find any tro

My batteries wont stay charged does it come with an alternate charge source?

My DSC-W120 Sony camera won't turn on OR remain on. If I remove the memory card and the battery and reinsert them, the power might come on for 1/2 a second. The battery is fully charged.

Cyber-shot cameras nowadays have a built-in rechargeable\015\012battery for retaining time, date, and other settings. Since the\015\012built-in rechargeable battery is not removable, current Cyber-shot\015\012camera models can only be returned to the ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W70 Digital Camera

Power issue we bought my sony mvc-cd400 in 2002, so i understand that it is old and out of date. But up until a month ago it has been a great camera. I had the camera on the charger and noticed that when i unplugged it that it did not hold the charge, i returned it to the charger over night and it still had no charge. we replaced the battery the same issue, as long as the camera is plugged in to the charger i can use it. is this a fixable issue?

HelloThank you for using FixYa for your problemAlways check the batteries first but if is it still giving the same fault, your camera is faulty. It should be taken to an authorized repair centre for a repair ...
Sony Mavica MVC-CD400 Digital Camera

The batter on my sony cybershot t-20 won't charge and hench won't turn on. i bought a new charger and battery but still won't power on the charger lights stays at yellow when i'm charging it.

Perhaps and old battery that doesn't charge anymore or a defective one. Need replacement, return new charger. ...
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